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Category: Personal Finances
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How Do I Pay Off My Debt?
Posted on December 16, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Mortgages, Personal Finances, Personal Loans, Savings
Extreme amounts of debt can weigh heavy on your shoulders. It has been found that extreme amounts of debt are linked to higher rates of suicide and depression. This is why it’s so important to have an understanding of good debt vs. bad debt and how you can go about paying back your debt efficiently.
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8 Simple, Smarter Ways to Save
Posted on December 16, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings
Do you feel like you’re always trying to save but never reach your savings goals? Sometimes, we can make it too complicated or have too rigid a plan that causes us to give up on it altogether. You can make 2020 the year of savings by following these bare-bones tips.
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Kick Off The New Year With These Savings Tips
Posted on December 16, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings, Seasonal
Wow - we can’t believe it’s already 2020! The new year will bring children, weddings, new business opportunities and more. With that being said, we want to make sure you can continue to prosper financially. Here are our favorite savings tips to help you kick off the new year!
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4 Ways to Make Adulting Less Difficult Financially
Posted on November 19, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings
Even if you don’t want to admit it, you’re an adult. Some parts of adulthood are fun and exciting, while others are not. Part of being an adult is to become financially independent and embrace some of the less adventurous tasks. We’re here today to help give you four simple ways you can make adulting less difficult when it comes to finances.
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How to Create a Family Budget
Posted on November 19, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, General, Personal Finances, Savings
As your family grows, so will your budget - but where do you even begin when trying to make one? With all the demands of taking care of your family, it may be hard to find time to make a budget...and stick to it. However, you’ll be ecstatic once you start seeing your hard work pay off. Take a look at how you can begin creating your family budget with these starting points.
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Best Ways to Create a Money Goal for 2020
Posted on October 17, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings, Seasonal
With just a little work, you can map out your financial goals for the upcoming year. With money, it can seem overwhelming or tricky to know where to begin. Luckily, Fairfax State Savings Bank is here to help! We’ve come up with some of our favorite ways you can create your money goal for 2020.
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How to Rebuild Your Emergency Fund
Posted on October 17, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings
It finally happened - you had to spend your emergency fund. The good news is you had a fund, but the bad news is you spent it. Where do you go from here and how do you rebuild what you had? We wanted to offer some insight on ways you can begin to rebuild your emergency fund for the next rainy day.
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6 Ways to Ditch Your Bad Money Habits
Posted on September 30, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings
Too many Americans have poor money habits. Do you resonate with this in the way you spend and think about money? Perhaps you were never taught financial literacy in school like many others. However, there’s no time better than the present to start learning and why not learn it from the experts at Fairfax State Savings Bank? These are tried and true ways to say goodbye to bad money habits.
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Stop Spending Money With These Strategies
Posted on September 30, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Savings
Do you feel like you have a sufficient income, but never any money? You’re likely spending more than you realize on non-essential items. This often happens to those who don’t have a budget established. If you’re guilty of too easily swiping your card, these strategies can help keep you in check.
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How to Meet Your Retirement Saving Goals
Posted on July 17, 2019
Categories: Budgeting, Personal Finances, Retirement, Savings
No matter your age, everyday you work is a step closer to retirement. When you think of driving off into the golden years, where are you headed? You likely have a picture in mind whether it be having a house in your dream location or an RV to explore the National Parks. Whatever that goal is, the steps to get there are going to be similar. Here’s some great money moves you can make in order to reach your retirement savings goals.